& Fitch. That next January 2022, was even worse, losing AVEDA, J. Jill, J. Crew, a 20,392 square feet H&M and more. In 2007, Northbrook Court took down their traditional food court for a unique prototype, which has now failed. They gave most the space to Forever 21, then there was 4 spots of dine-in food court stores, originally housing Chinese Gourmet Express, Tony & Bruno’s, Subway and Corner Bakery Cafe. A few stores came and went over the years and the only store left is Tony & Bruno’s. The mall features 6 sit-down spaces but 4 are occupied currently. NM Cafe (inside Neiman Marcus), California Pizza Kitchen, Di Pescara and a outparcel P.F. Chang’s. The Claim Company and Stir Crazy closed and/or moved. On September 1, 2022, Shopper’s Find announced they were closing their store and immediately began liquidating that day. The store closed on November 28, 2022, this means Northbrook Court would again have 2 anchors left. Location Northbrook Court is located on Lake Cook Road (Cook County Trunk Highway A50), between the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 94/294) and Edens Expressway (Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 41). It is approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago and approximately four to 12 miles from the nine communities that make up the North Shore and is accessible via public transit from them and the City of Chicago. It is only eight miles from Westfield Old Orchard. Although smaller than Old Orchard, it competes with Old Orchard as well as several other suburban shopping centers in the Chicago area. Filming John Hughes, who grew up in Northbrook, and attended Glenbrook North High School, used the mall for his teenage film Weird Science, a movie about two outcasts who create a girl, who in turn helps them stand up for themselves. The side of the mall used in the film for exterior shots is currently a California Pizza Kitchen and the former The Claim Company. The inside of the mall was also used, however it has changed since the filming. A scene from Ordinary People was filmed at the mall. Mary Tyler Moore’s character Beth Jarrett is shown shopping at Neiman Marcus and riding the escalator. Bus routes Pace 213 Green Bay Road 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court 471 Highland Park/Northbrook Court 626 Skokie – Buffalo Grove Limited References External links 1976 establishments in Illinois Brookfield Properties Northbrook, Illinois Shopping malls established in 1976 Shopping malls in